Re: radio and iPhone 5S

Brent Harding wrote: > I don't think the iPhones ever had one. The radio might be part of the chips > in there, but Apple disabled it somehow to where we can't turn it on. I > think this is something exclusively for Android phones, but it would require > headphones or a cable

Re: Installing braille embosser

E.T. wrote: >I finally am doing this on the Mac and as soon as I hit the Add button in > Printer prefs, a test page was run off. The Juliet Classic is connected via > USB. "Use Generic Postscript Printer" was selected. Is this the correct > setup? No. You need to

Re: Installing braille embosser

E.T. wrote: > So that must mean that OS X cannot see the USB connection that Windows can > using the parallel to USB cable. That is the deal breaker because the Juliet > is too old and I do not expect Enabling will have drivers. If it's a parallel to USB adapter, then

Re: Usenet news reader for the Mac

Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > Alas, no. It isn’t a stretch to say that Usenet is obsolete, and the Mac > just doesn’t lend itself to it nowadays. Usenet might be obsolete, but I truly like news.gmane.org (see http://www.gmane.org/ for details). I don't have a good news

Re: Best configuration for new mac?

jeff `greene wrote: > I'd always go for an SSD drive, they make an amazing difference. Indeed they do, and the prices are improving. My Macbook Pro isn't much faster in terms of clock speed than my old laptop. (Granted, the CPU is 6 years newer or thereabouts, so it's

Re: Problem starting VoiceOver

Kevin Chao wrote: > It may be required to add function key to CMD-F5. As I remember, there's an option that you need to change in order for function keys pressed without the FN key to be recognized as funciton keys, if you're using a laptop keyboard. -- The following

Re: Apple TV

E.T. wrote: >I have not been connected to cable in a long while and have no plans to > reconnect. > >Over the air is decent here. So I would not be losing anything to see if > I can use the Apple TV primarily. I think I will use Netflix too. If you can

Re: mac and firefox?

Simon Fogarty wrote: > Hmmm, kind of gets you thinking really, > And I'm both a windows and mac user. I've used almost everything at this point (though some of them only a little): OS X, Microsoft Windows (only version 7 so far), Linux, Chrome OS, iOS and Android. They

Re: Apple's headphone scam

E.T. wrote: >Oh Zork! Is it still alive? I never got far in it but twas a neat text > advcenture game. If I remember correctly, it was made freely available by the current copyright holder. You should be able to use it under OS X in the terminal with an

Re: Is Microsoft Office unusable under El Capitan?

David Griffith wrote: > I am minded to remove Office from myMac and release the subscription for > another machine, possibly a Windows Tablet. > > I thought I should check whether again these issues are peculiar to me or > common to others. I've never had much

Re: Is Java safe to install in Windows VM's?

Phil Halton wrote: > I am using a website that relies on Adobe flash player and Java applets. I > remember from the days of windows before I went completely over to mac that > Java was replete with security holes. Java and Flash are both in this category. So far as I know,

Re: Bluetooth keyboards

Jonathan Cohn wrote: > There are several full sized blue tooth keyboards, some that fold. I have > heard several good reviews of the Logitech line, though I currently use a > Kyrosera folding keyboard with numbed. I like the Logitech Bluetooth keyboard that I bought a few

Re: alternative email programs on the mac?

Anders Holmberg wrote: > I wonder if one could compile and use alpine on the mac. You should be able to compile it or even install it from one of the packaging systems that offers free/open-source software for OS X. > I guess its possible but the question is if voiceover

Re: about the recent crash scripts

Eric Oyen wrote: > oh yeah. well, its not a virus string. I just got done doing a little > reading in the crash dumps. Its a basic buffer overflow. What gets me is > that it appears to operate across at least 2 platforms. THis means that the > bug, itself, is in the

Re: To The List About The Recent Spam

Alex Hall wrote: > Same with the Mac, but Alex is default on the Mac whereas Samantha is > default on iOS. The default varies by country/region, but I think it's always a Nuance synthesizer under iOS. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: could Siri's iPhone voices finally be coming to the Mac?

Jonathan Cohn wrote: > My memory is that 10.3 had UI Scripting the Macintosh equivalent of > Microsoft’s UIA to query applications and provide links for accessibility > tools. The next version after that was the one that had VoiceOver, but it > did not have nearly as much

Re: Lisp interpreters for OS X that work with VO?

Alex Hall wrote: > If no one replies, and I get something working, I'll let the list know. I have Homebrew installed on my Mac, and it offers a package of sbcl (Steel Bank Common Lisp). You can run it in a terminal session or form Emacs. T.V. Raman's Emacspeak software can

Enabling and running Java applets under OS X

When I visit a Java applet verificaiton page, which checks that Java is installed and running in Safari, I'm supposed to receive a permission dialogue that can be used to enable the Java applet to run. However, I can't find it (or the Java applet) with VoiceOver. I have the latest Java 8 release

Re: Enabling and running Java applets under OS X

Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > This would be in the security settings of your Safari preferences. Setting those preferences to "allow" seemed to work - thank you for the suggestion. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

Re: Is there any way to accept an Outlook Calendar invitation in Mail?

Donna Goodin wrote: > Interesting. So it sounds like had I just added it to Calendar, it would > have notified the other parties of my acceptance. I still think I'll give > it a try on an unimportant event, before assuming that that works. :) It should definitely work, and

Re: Is there any way to accept an Outlook Calendar invitation in Mail?

Simon Fogarty wrote: > Does the invite not actually show up in your mail client as an email / alert > and then you click accept or decline via the email, if you accept it then > gets added to your calendar? There's an object called "Calendar banner" that appears in the

Re: Disk Utility

Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Oh, yeah, if it's guid, then Windows won't see it, as far as I know. Good > point. Some versions of Windows won't, but recent 64-bit versions will, according to this page:

Re: Disk Utility

Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > I wasn't even aware that Windows supported XFat. To the best of my knowledge, all versions of FAT were designed by Microsoft, starting with MS-DOS and extending from there to support longer file names, larger disks, etc. Then Windows NT

Re: To Unified English Braille Readers

M. Taylor wrote: > Quite Correct, E.T. > > So far, I cannot get type form indicators to appear on the display on either > the Mac or via Jaws in Windows 10. I am not aware of any screen reader that supports this feature. They should all support it, and not just with UEB. --

Re: Using MS Word and Excel on the Mac

Larry Thacker Jr. wrote: > You do get some of the navigation that’s more familiar, but I have > had a very annoying problem with losing Voiceover focus when going from page > to page and especially after performing some function that required going to > the ribbon.

Transferring and reading text files on iOS devices

Dear Macvisionaries subscribers, I am in need of an iOS app that makes it possible to transfer text files from a Mac or from another operating system to an iOS device (e.g., an iPhone), then read them quickly later on. The text files need to be stored on the iPhone or iPad, not on a server

Re: Transferring and reading text files on iOS devices

Danny Noonan wrote: > The google docs iOS app is great and you can set files for offline access. I > store in google drive and offline any documents I want access too any time. Interesting suggestions - thank you. I would prefer the simplicity of copying a file from

Re: Transferring and reading text files on iOS devices

Helga Schreiber wrote: > Hi Jason. I forgot to mention that this dropbox app you can also use it on > windows computer as well if you have a windows computer. Hope to hear from > you soon. Thanks! Thank you. This is now on my list of options. -- The following

Re: VoiceOver and Linux

Angus MacKinnon wrote: > I was thinking of installing Brew on my El Capitan iMac and learning more > about Linux via terminal. Any problems with VoiceOver I should know about? First, be aware that Mac OS is based on BSD UNIX, not on Linux, hence there are subtle differences

Re: new file system

Jonathan Cohn wrote: > The new file system is not a rumor it was talked about duringWWDC. Also, the > Arz Technica review of Sierra included a bit about the new file system. The features are similar, but not identical to those of ZFS under Solaris and BTRFS under Linux.

Re: Accessible ftp client for the mac.

Nektarios Mallas wrote: > Well, the subject says it all. I need an FTP client that will work well with > voice over. lftp will definitely work. You should be able to install it by first installing HomeBrew, then installing the lftp package. Finally, run it from a terminal.

Re: Accessible ftp client for the mac.

Nektarios Mallas wrote: > Well, i’ d rather not. As much as I used to work with Unix in the past, I > was really hoping for an accessible graphical user interface for this task. > I really don’ t want to have to type long file names. With lftp, you get tab completion, so

Re: I know we have several people from New Zealand on list

Scott Granados wrote: > Our news is reporting a 7.4 Earthquake and tsunami resulting from the quake. > Hopefully everyone is ok and unaffected. Well said, and I fully support our subscribers from New Zealand at a difficult time. If the New Zealand government is

Re: Can't open powerpoint in virtual machine

Eric Brinkman wrote: > Hello all, > > Anyone have any ideas as to how I can resolve this? I am using > Windows 7 with Jaws 18. My only suggestion would be to install it on a real machine, not in a VM. You could repartition the disk and set up a dual boot

Re: Microsoft office

Lois Butterfield wrote: > I bought this to use with my new Mac. I believe I read somewhere that > Microsoft office is not accessible with VO. Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac is partly accessible with VO, and they've improved its accessibility lately. The most recent

Re: reading battery level in sierra, and a few other things

Kevin Chao wrote: > Chrome beats Safari in performance, security, accessibility, and other > metrics. A further advantage is that it runs under Mac OS, Linux, Windows, Android and Chrome OS. Those of us who use multiple devices appreciate its ability to synchronize

Re: Macbook pro 2012 running slow

Tim Kilburn wrote: > Yes, you can swap out the 5400 RPM drive for a 7200 RPM drive. It will make > a slight improvement to performance, but not the exponential improvement > that an SSD would make. Hard drives are large and slow; SSDs have smaller capacity (even at the high

Re: Braille input on iPad Was: IPad Pro in place of laptop?

Nickus de Vos wrote: > I once had a iPad a few years ago and back and then I never saw it as a tool > but rather a toy or nice to have. I have an iPad. It's used for listening to radio programs, listening to music, occasionally chapters from an audio book. It doesn't

Re: Outlook 2016 or Apple mail

David Diamond wrote: > MY fault. I should have looked at the group I was responding too. > However, I have outlook 2016 on my IPhone and, do find it a lot easier to > use then the apple mail app. I find that it conveniently separates mailing list messages from

Support for word processor styles in VoiceOver under Mac OS

For any of the word processors available under Mac OS that support VoiceOver, is there a way to obtain the style of the current paragraph, and the character style of the text under the cursor? When last I tested Apple's Pages and Microsoft's Word 2016 for Mac, I was able to get the font, but not

Re: Support for word processor styles in VoiceOver under Mac OS

John Panarese wrote: > VO-t in Pages will give you the style used I believe if you are interacted > with the specific part of the text. Thanks - I'll try that tonight or tomorrow and report findings. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: Support for word processor styles in VoiceOver under Mac OS

I can confirm that Pages now presents the style information and that Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac does not. I encountered other issues with Pages, but at least this one isn't among them. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Which iPads run Swift Playground?

christopher hallsworth wrote: > Hello, I think it was iOS 10 when the Swift Playgrounds app was released. It works on my iPad Air, which I keep up to date with the latest iOS release. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: A Quick Question About the Native iOS Calculator App

M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Jason, > > I'm afraid that the pass-through gesture does not work, in this instance. In that case, my only suggestion is to report it as a bug to Apple. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: A Quick Question About the Native iOS Calculator App

M. Taylor wrote: > With VoiceOver disabled, I confirmed that this, does, indeed, work well. > > However, with VoiceOver enabled, try as I may, I could not discover a way to > reproduce this very handy feature. If I remember correctly, VoiceOver for iOS has a

Re: Performance issues with Google Chrome and Safari

via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Performance issues with Google Chrome and Safari Hi! SOmetimes on some pages with chrome but not safari so far. /A 8 maj 2018 kl. 15:11 skrev 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>:

Re: Braille Displays

I'm in a similar situation. I own a Baum SuperVario 40 (from the days when they were distributed by HumanWare), but it needs cleaning of the cells, and it lacks a braille keyboard, which I want for use with mobile devices. VarioUltra is probably what I would buy at the moment if it were available

Re: Accessible mail apps for iPad

I have found Outlook for iOS to be very accessible. However, I mostly use it to read mail, rather than to write or reply to messages, so there may be issues that I haven’t encountered for this reason. One of my accounts requires Microsoft Outlook. Even the Exchange support in Apple Mail

Performance issues with Google Chrome and Safari

Are others seeing very slow performance on some Web sites with Google Chrome and Safari? Usually, VoiceOver announces “busy” (in both speech and braille) and there’s a delay measured in seconds before it resumes. This generally happens when using VO-Left/Right-Arrow to move to the previous/next

Re: Braille Displays

, > Donna > >> On Apr 29, 2018, at 12:21 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> How about 14? And maybe even a 12? I think there is a

RE: DTMF entry during a FaceTime call

Thank you – this is very useful to know. Of course, it doesn’t work if the proper digit string to be entered isn’t known in advance. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robert Hill Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 4:56 AM To: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: DTMF

RE: Braille Displays

n May 5, 2018, at 10:22 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: > I haven't used a HandyTech display, but my understanding is that they can > transfer files to a host computer by emulating a keyboard and writing the > file into whatever text editor or word processor you're usin

RE: iphone se first generation running on the latest ios?

My iPhone 5S works well with IOS 11.4 - and it's older than the SE. Interactions with VoiceOver are quite responsive, but loading applications can take a while (probably due to the fairly limited 1GB of RAM that it has, if I remember correctly). -Original Message- From:

RE: thoughts re new Mac Book Pro purchase

If you're primarily using it on your desk at work, you could set up an external keyboard via Bluetooth or USB. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 6:30 AM To: 'macvisionaries@googlegroups.com' Subject:

RE: Once and for all, is there a darned thing I can do to stop all my web browsers from the "busy" refrain?

It’s happening under both Chrome and Safari for me – Macbook Pro (late 2013 model), 8GB RAM, running High Siera. I’ve reported it to Apple and to Google. I would suggest that others do likewise. With sufficient reports, Apple should be able to find the common factors and discover the cause,

RE: nGadget USB Braille standard.

Yes, I’ve been reading about it. So far, though, I haven’t found a document that provides the technical details. It also isn’t clear whether any of the current products will be able to support the new standard with firmware updates. >From memory, the de facto standard used to be OpenBraille,

RE: Trouble with Online Banking from Bank of America

I’ve used their Web-based banking application successfully with both Chrome and Safari on the Mac with VoiceOver. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Les Kriegler Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 2:42 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Trouble with Online Banking

Re: broken down arrow key on my 2017 MBP

The new keyboard design is more than a customer satisfaction issue for Apple at the moment. https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/05/11/apple-hit-with-action-suit-over-macbook-macbook-pro-butterfly-keyboard-failures From: on behalf of Simon Fogarty Reply-To: Date: Thursday, May 31,

DTMF entry during a FaceTime call

Is it possible to generate DTMF tones whilst on a FaceTime call, as with a telephone keypad? If I call an interactive voice response system, I usually need to be able to enter digits and the pound key, at least. I found an indication via a Web search that FaceTime supports this, but it

RE: How are people using Mac OS public betas and testing them.

There are good articles on installing Mac OS beta software at macworld.co.uk. In particular, see https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/get-macos-mojave-beta-3513166/ -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of matthew dyer Sent: Thursday, June 28,

RE: status of braille support in High Sierra?

I haven't noticed any problems with braille support that are unique to High Siera. Perhaps performing a Web search (via your preferred search engine) for problem reports related to your specific braille display under High Siera would be prudent. -Original Message- From:

Re: Braille Displays

E.T. wrote: >How about 14? And maybe even a 12? I think there is a 12. Yes anything > less than 40 is out, even 32. It's the same for me, as I read and edit text extensively. However, if you're interested in the Active Tactile Control, the Active Braille, and the

Re: Braille Displays

Donna Goodin wrote: > You know, I've always thought that autoscroll sounded cool, but have never > gotten used to using it. It always seems like it either scrolls too fast, > or I end up sitting there waiting for it to scroll. The advantage of the Active Tactile Control in

Re: Braille Displays

Rebecca Sabo wrote: > Hi all > Is their a cheaper braille display to buy anywhere ? The least expensive options are probably the Orbit Braille Reader from Orbit Research, and the BrailleMe (noted earlier in this discussion). They both use very new technologies unlike the

Re: Braille Displays

I recall reading recently that VoiceOver on Mac OS has problems with some VFO/Freedom Scientific displays. However, I don't know whether this applies to the new generation of Focus models. On 4/28/18, 17:42, "E.T."

RE: New Generation Focus 40.

I have access to one of the older generation Focus displays, and I've been shown the newer generation in a demonstration. Braille display support in Mac OS has its oddities. For example, I can start reading the body of an e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook for Mac, but the display isn't

RE: Mail clients other than apple

Outlook for Mac OS is quite accessible, based on my tests of version 16.9 as downloaded from Office 365. I notice, however, that it doesn’t offer the range of keyboard shortcuts that characterize the Windows version. For instance, I couldn’t find a quick way to choose a specific mail folder.

RE: Horizontal scrolling in IOS

Have you tried the "slide three fingers to the left" gesture? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Hopewell Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 3:23 PM To: macvisionaries Subject:

RE: Mail clients other than apple

So is Outlook for Mac nowadays. I ust tested the version that comes with Microsoft Office for Mac 16.9 (available via Office 365). From: the.big.apple@icloud.com [mailto:the.big.apple@icloud.com] Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 2:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; 'Chris

RE: Mail clients other than apple

Yes, indeed, as appears to be Outlook for Mac nowadays. However, it doesn’t have anywhere near the richness of keyboard shortcuts available in the Windows version, making it slow to use. I’ve recently tested the version that comes with Microsoft Office 16.9 for Mac. From:

Re: SSH into my mac does not work properly.

Tim Kilburn wrote: > Conflicting but not. As you've mentioned, if there's multiple routers, then > it's possible that alternative networks are being created so that > connectivity is complicated. Although, in a perfect world, if everything is > going through one Access

Re: installing Office/Word for Mac?

for the installation info. Cheers, Donna On Jul 26, 2018, at 7:30 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: It was accessible when I used it. I installed from the Office 365 download - that is, logged into my Office 365 account and downloaded the Mac installer. I don't remember any problems. The Microsoft

Re: Boot from Windows disc in Fusion

ion. Can I do this from Fusion? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.| --Carl Sagan On 8/2/2018 4:28 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: > I think t

Re: Boot from Windows disc in Fusion

I think the basic idea is that you download an ISO 9660 image, and specify that to your VM software as the boot device. A Web search or two should provide the details, which depend on the VM tools you're using. On 8/2/18, 18:12, "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" wrote: I need to do this

Re: My conclusions after a day of messing around with Word

For the use of comments in Microsoft Word for Mac with VoiceOver, Microsoft's official guide is at https://support.office.com/en-us/article/use-a-screen-reader-to-add-read-and-delete-comments-in-word-c4648d50-4f7b-4795-b487-9e3141a5a596 On 7/28/18, 18:12, "Sarai Bucciarelli" wrote: Maybe

Re: A little hellp getting started with FineReader?

On my keyboard, at least, Ctrl, Option and FN are next to each other. If that's still awkward, which, granted, it may be, you could enable CapsLock as the VoiceOver key. On 7/28/18, 19:35, "'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries" wrote: Oh, right. The keystroke that requires 35 fingers.

Re: Back translation software

Duxbury Braille Translator, which is available for the Mac, has had a reputation for many years as giving the most accurate results. On 7/25/18, 11:22, "Joe Quinn" wrote: Forgive me if this had been covered before but Forgive me if this had been covered before but’s a good

Re: Apple Accessibility

My latest message received a response as of several weeks ago. On 7/30/18, 12:02, "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" wrote: Has anyone recently emailed these folks and not gotten a response? I have sent 2 or 3 regarding accessibility and have not received any replies. Usually they

Re: Bootcamp versus Fusion?

I've heard positive comments about the use of Windows 10 with screen readers in VirtualBox, running on a Mac. On 7/27/18, 22:37, "Simon Fogarty" wrote: I know we tried something like that with a vm workstation file I set up but I couldn't get it working in virtual box.

Re: My conclusions after a day of messing around with Word

the cursor takes off. Cheers, Donna On Jul 29, 2018, at 6:20 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: Using the Office 365 version of Microsoft Word for Mac, I’m not finding that the cursor jumps around unexpectedly. I can read comments, but I’m not sure how to move to the place

Re: My conclusions after a day of messing around with Word

On Jul 28, 2018, at 11:17 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: I read this. It didn't help. If you know of something I'm missing, please let me know. Cheers, Donna On Jul 28, 2018, at 7:34 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: For the use of comments in Microsoft Word

Re: installing Office/Word for Mac?

It was accessible when I used it. I installed from the Office 365 download - that is, logged into my Office 365 account and downloaded the Mac installer. I don't remember any problems. The Microsoft update program is also accessible. You can configure it to update the Office suite

Re: installing Office/Word for Mac?

don't want something that requires a subscription. Thanks for the installation info. Cheers, Donna > On Jul 26, 2018, at 7:30 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: > > It was accessible when I used it. I installed from the Office 365 downloa

Re: Bootcamp versus Fusion?

What's the difficulty with configuring VirtualBox? I haven't tried it, but as I recall, you can accomplish most of its configuration via the command line. I don't know whether the graphical configuration tool is accessible with VoiceOver. Regards, Jason. On 7/25/18, 05:34, "Simon Fogarty"

Re: mixed platform quesiton

Outlook for Mac is as responsive as ever here (late 2013 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 2.6GHz Intel Core I5 CPU, 500GB SSD). It isn't a fast machine by 2018 standards. On 7/25/18, 13:13, "Jonathan Cohn" wrote: I certainly have had issues with Outlook taking several seconds on my VM to open a new

Re: How do I clear Terminal?

Also, VO-Home (the “go to visible beginning” command) takes you to the top of the currently visible terminal window (i.e., after the scroll-back). On a MacBook keyboard, this can be awkward to type – Ctrl-Option-FN-Left-Arrow. I suppose you could say that it adds to the argument for making

Re: How do I clear Terminal?

Sorry, this was my mistake. It’s VO-Shift-Home, or, if you’re using a MacBook keyboard with Ctrl-Option as the VO modifier, Ctrl-Option-Fn-Shift-Left-Arrow. See below for context. From: Jason White Date: Monday, August 13, 2018 at 20:28 To: Subject: Re: How do I clear Terminal? Also,

Re: An accessible place to create my Website

If you're comfortable setting up a Linux system, you can buy a virtual machine from a provider such as linode.com, install Apache or Nginx, and use your preferred text editor to write the HTML for your web site directly. There are also tools that can generate the HTML for you from Markdown or

Re: mojave and 2012 air

Details of which devices are compatible with Mojave are given at https://www.macworld.com/article/3282418/os-x/macos-mojave-everything-you-need-to-know.html On 8/25/18, 21:57, "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" wrote: Your 2012 Macbook Air will be fine with Mojave. From E.T.'s

Re: Sonos collecting personal information

The following article may also be of interest. https://blog.bolt.io/what-cracking-open-a-sonos-one-tells-us-about-the-sonos-ipo-dcab49155643 On 7/15/18, 08:54, "'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries" wrote: Hi all, I just thought I would post this for those of you using or thinking

Re: best way to transfer bootcamp partition to a new mac?

The dd command comes to mind (used via an ssh connection between the two machines). I've never tried it, however. On 7/15/18, 18:46, "Cameron Strife" wrote: Hi everyone. I'll be getting a new mac at some point in the near future and am wondering how people have managed to

Re: Bootcamp versus Fusion?

Microsoft's developers have significantly improved the accessibility of Microsoft Office for Mac in recent years. Reporting the issues that you find may help them in prioritizing further improvements. The problem is that if people aren't using it for real work, the bugs won't be found and fixed

Re: OT, converting .PDF to .DOC (word) files

ABBYY FineReader should solve this problem. On 7/22/18, 08:07, "Nickus de Vos" wrote: Hi all This has been mentioned on the list a couple of months ago, but I can’t find it. I’m looking for a way to convert PDF to .doc files. Google brings up a couple of results, but those

Re: one drive for mac

I don’t understand your question, but if you want to know whether OneDrive for Mac is accessible with VoiceOver, then it is. Once it’s installed and configured, you’ll find it in Menu Extras. Performing the default action on that control presents a dialog from which you can review your OneDrive

Re: Alternative to Preview for reading PDF documents

As I recall, Adobe Reader DC is now accessible on the Mac with VoiceOver. On 7/3/18, 16:58, "Karen Lewellen" wrote: Hi Paul, And well as a reminder to everyone else. robobraille. www.robobraille.org Will convert pdf and many other formats including epub files to a variety

Re: Alternative to Preview for reading PDF documents

e readable, but the fields aren’t visible, which is one of the things I constantly log in my spreadsheets at work, and then I have some instances where Adobe reader simply crashes altogether. > On Jul 4, 2018, at 7:23 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: > > As I reca

Re: First steps into using iPhone for orientation

A good bone conduction headset would be ideal, as it doesn't interfere with environmental sounds. I haven't checked whether there are Bluetooth-capable models available though. Has anyone here tried Microsoft Soundscape? If so, I would be interested in comments. I've downloaded it, but I

Re: Reading an E-Mail Thread from Oldest to newest

While I don't have an answer to your question, I note that Microsoft Outlook for Mac (which I need to use to access one of my accounts) does this by default. That is, if you expand a thread using the Right-Arrow key, focus is placed on the oldest unread message in the thread, from which you can

Re: MacBook Pro late 2013

If I remember correctly, the RAM modules are soldered onto the board, preventing an upgrade. On 7/9/18, 11:04, "'Harry Bell' via MacVisionaries" wrote: I’ve ended up getting a MacBook Pro late 2013 with 8gb ram and 128 go SSD. Will it manage Mojave with VoiceOver? Should I upgrade it to

VFO Focus braille displays with VoiceOver for Mac

Background: I’ve also asked on the braille-display-users mailing list, but thought I should inquire here too. Has anyone here had experience (and if so, was it positive or negative) of using the new 5th generation VFO Focus Blue braille displays with VoiceOver for Mac? I’ve already

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